The story of the Spartans turning back the great Persian army at the “Hot Gates” was captured for ensuing ages by the Greek historian Herodotus and more recently by the movie “The 300.” The bravery of the Spartans and their allies is truly the stuff of legend. Although Greeks lost the battle at Thermopylae, it…
Keep readingWhen coming in for a bombing or strafing run, fighter pilots use a target aperture to ensure the jet is lined up properly. However, hard won experience and training have taught them not to get overly fixated on that narrow aperture. This is because too many pilots became target fixated and as a result lost…
Keep readingThe larger and more set in its ways an organization gets, the more difficult it is to bring about innovation and productive change. Things get even more difficult when innovation is not built into organizational DNA, where the culture itself promotes the production, free exchange, and implementation of new ideas. It gets to the point…
Keep readingIn this third and last part on the series on stress resilience for leaders, you’ll learn 8 best practices to beat stress—or at least deal with it more productively. Previous posts have introduced the concept of stress resilience and the three components of stress resilience. Dr. Henry Thompson, author of The Stress Effect, calls the…
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